adj
Meaning 1
Edgeways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
edgewise
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 JH W AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Edgeways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 3
As if by an edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgeways
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgeways
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
as if by an edge; barely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I could not get a word in edgewise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgeways
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong.